WEBVTT PLAY OUT.LISA ROD ROSENSTEIN WILL TAKE: THE HOT SEAT TUESDAY AT HISCONFIRMATION HEARING FOR DEPUTYATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES.HE GOES TO WASHINGTON WITHPLENTY OF EXPERIENCE, 26 YEARSWITH THE UNITED STATESATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND JUSTICEDEPARTMENT.HE WAS APPOINTED FEDERALPROSECUTOR IN MARYLAND BY GEORGEW.BUSH AND REMAINED THROUGHOUT THEOBAMA ADMINISTRATION.>> THE FACT THAT HE HAS SERVEDUNDER PRESDIENTS OF BOTH PARTIESSHOWS HE'S APOLITICAL AND ABLTO MAKE DECISIONS ON CASES ONTHEIR MERITS.LISA RONALD WEICH IS DEAN OF THE: UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE LAWSCHOOL.HE WORKED WITH ROSENSTEIN ASU.S. ATTORNEY IN THE JUSTICEDEPARTMENT.HE SAYS ROSENTSTEIN WILL STANDIN BIG SHOES IF CONFIRMED ANDWILL BE READY TO FILL THEM>> THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERALTRADITIONALLY IS THE CHIEFOPERATING OFFICER OF THEDEPARTMENT.HE IS WELL-SUITED TO TAKE ONTHAT ROLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOTNEED TO LEARN THE LANDSCAPE.HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT.HE HAS MANY FRIENDS ANDACQUAINTANCES THROUGHOUT THEDEPARTMENT.HE UNDERSTANDS HOW THEDEPARTMENT OPERATELISA: ONCE ROSENTSTEIN ISCONFIRMED HE WILL TAKE ONINVESTIGATIONS OF THE TRUMPCAMPAIGN AND RUSSIAN MEDDLING.SOME OF THAT WILL LIKELY INCLUDEHIS NEW BOSS JEFF SESSIONS WHOHAS RECUSED HIMSELF FROMINQUIRIES OF THAT NATUREAS A FEDERAL PROSECUTORROSENSTEIN HAS BEEN IN THISARENA BEFORE WITH CASESINVOLVING NATIONAL SECURITY ANDLEAK>> HE HAS HAD RESPONSIBILITY FORHANDLING A NUMBER OF NATIONALSECURITY CASES.HE WAS DESIGNATED BY ATTORNEYGENERAL HOLDER TO BECOME THELE PROSECUTOR ON CERTAINSENSITIVE CASES.LISA: THE ONE HE'S ABOUT TO TAKEON MAY BE THE MOST SENSITIVE OFHIS CAREER.

Rosenstein was sworn in as U.S. Attorney on July 12, 2005, after the United States Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination.

Rosenstein's goals as a U.S. Attorney are to secure the safety and improve the quality of life of our citizens; safeguard government property; build public confidence in law enforcement and the judicial system; and seek justice in each case.

Rosenstein graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude. He earned his J.D. degree cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

During the Clinton administration, Rosenstein served as counsel to Deputy Attorney General Philip B. Heymann (1993 - 1994) and special assistant to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Jo Ann Harris (1994 - 1995).